Minutes and Bill Registers

President Bergman called
the meeting to order at 12:00 Noon.Schuessler
moved and Eng seconded approval of the June 11, 2003, minutes. The motion
passed.Ducklow moved approval of the
June, 2003, bill register, Eng seconded and the motion passed.Bergman appointed Bloedow acting secretary to
sign the bill register.

Board Retreat Follow-up

All agreed that the
retreat had been worthwhile and interesting.Next year during the primary planning cycle we will take a closer look
at the board’s committee structure to determine if any changes are needed.The Board expressed thanks to Will Bloedow
for the meeting facilities.

Director’s Report

Dawson summarized HR
1157, a bill currently in congressional committee, which would repeal sections
of the USA Patriot Act that apply to libraries and bookstores.Schuessler moved to direct Dawson to
communicate with elected representatives in our area the board’s support for
bring HR 1157 out of committee for a vote.The motion was seconded by Bergen, and approved unanimously.Dawson noted that staff will work on revising the
Privacy Policy to ensure that the staff are prepared to deal with issues that
may arise.

Dawson reported that Mary
Pat Thompson, a half time page/clerk, had requested a leave of absence for
medical reasons.The timing was such
that he was unable to bring the request to the board prior to her leaving, and
so he worked with the City of Appleton Human Resources Director to arrange the
details.While the library staff is
working with the City HR staff to bring policies into greater alignment,
requests for leave from library employees must still be approved by the Library
Board.Bloedow moved that the leave be
approved, Eng seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

Dawson noted that the library technology plan had
been on the agenda for the Board retreat, but had not been discussed due to
lack of time.He offered to answer any
questions about the particulars.It is
not necessary to formally approve the plan, since the library is no longer
required to have an official plan on file with the state.Eng wondered whether the plan was useful to
staff, and Kelly responded that it helped staff keep track of all of the things
that were happening in technological areas and how they are interrelated.

Dawson distributed statistics for June.

Other

There was discussion of issues related to parking
in relation to the City Council debate over changing parking fees.

There will be no meeting in August, 2003.The meeting adjourned at 1:00 PM.